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will be a tough debate. i've been told david axelrod had been planning to take charge of the debate camp, and now he is in charge with the vice president's team. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >> you bet. >>> another story we're following tonight, gas prices. they're dropping across much of the country which make the soaring increases in california all the more startling. the average price there $4.61 for a gallon of regular, the highest it's ever been. nbc's diana alviar. >> reporter: prices like these make californians consider staying at home. >> it costs $105 to fill up my tank report report it climbed 12 cents overnight to $4.61. that matches the state record set in june 2008. it's as high as $5 at a few stations in the state. the national average is lower, $3.81 a gallon, but still, the highest ever for this time of year. and yet, prices are beginning to fall across the country. so why are californians getting hit so hard? >> there's a bit of a perfect storm of bad events, really. we had a slow supply
will be a tough debate. i've been told david axelrod had been planning to take charge of the debate camp, and now he is in charge with the vice president's team. >> andrea mitchell, thank you. >> you bet. >>> another story we're following tonight, gas prices. they're dropping across much of the country which make the soaring increases in california all the more startling. the average price there $4.61 for a gallon of regular, the highest it's ever been. nbc's diana alviar....
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. >>> good evening, if you were among the over 60 million of us who watched the presidential debate, then you know we saw two things that night, really, an energized mitt romney, and lackluster president obama, and tonight it appears what happened that night has the numbers on the move there was new polling when they opened up against the president, the numbers show the race trending, tightening, trending towards romney, at least right now, we begin with peter alexander, traveling with the romney campaign. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you, a romney adviser tells me that the campaign is stronger, that the candidate is increasingly confident. he tried to draw a sharp contrast on the issue of national security. with just 29 days to go, following the last debate, the race is quickly tightening, but remains volatile. the polls had different results. the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new gallup poll shows the president up by five. looking to capitalize on his momentum, today, romney tried to frame himself as a steady commander-in
. >>> good evening, if you were among the over 60 million of us who watched the presidential debate, then you know we saw two things that night, really, an energized mitt romney, and lackluster president obama, and tonight it appears what happened that night has the numbers on the move there was new polling when they opened up against the president, the numbers show the race trending, tightening, trending towards romney, at least right now, we begin with peter alexander, traveling with...
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touching down in denver this afternoon, president obama has prepared more for these debates than any sitting president in the modern era. while anticipation builds at the tightly controlled debate site mitt romney fine tuned his message in private, advisers say, relaxing with three of his sons and fueling up on a peanut butter and honey sandwich. >> i believe that the 21st century can be better than the 20th. >> you can do that. it's your future. go claim it. >> reporter: outside the debate hall cameras caught a brief glimpse of the candidates' motorcades. their walkthroughs inside the 1500-seat arena, kept out of view. >> two, three, four, five. >> reporter: for days advisers from both sides have been negotiating details from lighting to the angle of the podiums. the rules even address which spouse will be introduced first. mrs. romney, then mrs. obama. and a coin toss determined the president will speak first with romney getting the last word. >> i'd ask the wealthy to pay a little more. >> more americans are living in poverty. >> reporter: after a relentless blitz of campaign ads
touching down in denver this afternoon, president obama has prepared more for these debates than any sitting president in the modern era. while anticipation builds at the tightly controlled debate site mitt romney fine tuned his message in private, advisers say, relaxing with three of his sons and fueling up on a peanut butter and honey sandwich. >> i believe that the 21st century can be better than the 20th. >> you can do that. it's your future. go claim it. >> reporter:...
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by talk of religious freedom being infringed upon by president obama. it's resonating on some voters. but what limbaugh did in going after this georgetown law student was to take it to a much more offensive level which is why i think he apologized if you read the statement. i think there are a lot of republicans who are worried this is a, a fight that the republicans should not be having right now over contraception of all things which is a pretty much a settled matter in terms of access for women. not only is birth control but a matter of women's health, but he escalated it to the degree and there are women voters on the democratic side who are energized by this. >> let me get your thoughts on super tuesday. ohio is considered the big prize, but how important is it for santorum and romney to create some distance with ohio being key to that? >> it's a general election battle ground and if you're mitt romney you want to create some momentum after winning in michigan and arizona. if he can turn around and say to the party, i won both ohio and florida, he
by talk of religious freedom being infringed upon by president obama. it's resonating on some voters. but what limbaugh did in going after this georgetown law student was to take it to a much more offensive level which is why i think he apologized if you read the statement. i think there are a lot of republicans who are worried this is a, a fight that the republicans should not be having right now over contraception of all things which is a pretty much a settled matter in terms of access for...
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he says he's not questioning the president's christian faith, but he has reignited a hot debate over religion and politics. rick santorum says he's not talking about religion but about president obama's environmental policy. >> the government gives him the drugs -- >> but then santorum brought up the president's controversial former pastor, the reverend jeremiah wright on fox news last night. >> he went to reverend wright's zurj for 20 years. you can question what kind of theology the reverend has. he says he's a christian, he goes to a christian church now. >> reporter: the comments are red meat for some conservatives. >> it's about some phony ideal, some phony theology. oh, not a theology based on the bible, a different theology. >> reporter: and others are now picking up the theme. on "morning joe" today, reverend billy graham's son cast out on whether president obama is a christian. >> by your definition, he's not a christian? >> you have to ask him. i cannot answer that question for anybody. >> but you do not believe he's a muslim? >> no. >> categorically not a muslim. >> i can'
he says he's not questioning the president's christian faith, but he has reignited a hot debate over religion and politics. rick santorum says he's not talking about religion but about president obama's environmental policy. >> the government gives him the drugs -- >> but then santorum brought up the president's controversial former pastor, the reverend jeremiah wright on fox news last night. >> he went to reverend wright's zurj for 20 years. you can question what kind of...
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obama's clear intent, warn israel not to attack and try to get iran to negotiate seriously. israel is holtly debating the military option and many say getting closer to a preemptive strike, with or without the u.s. >> it is more likely than not because prime minister netanyahu so strongly supports a strike, israel will choose to strike iran in the coming months. >> reporter: facing tough criticism from republican can't kats, as well, president obama complained to "the atlantic," his support for israel is still being questioned, even though he says he backed israel on every issue for three years. that's going to be his message to the prime minister who placed the possibility of military action against iran on the table. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight, thanks. >>> still ahead on a busy friday night, the growing firestorm tonight over that crude tirade from rush limbaugh who is refusing to back down. the woman he targeted is speaking out about those comments and the surprise phone call she received today. [ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the
obama's clear intent, warn israel not to attack and try to get iran to negotiate seriously. israel is holtly debating the military option and many say getting closer to a preemptive strike, with or without the u.s. >> it is more likely than not because prime minister netanyahu so strongly supports a strike, israel will choose to strike iran in the coming months. >> reporter: facing tough criticism from republican can't kats, as well, president obama complained to "the...